Issue | #68 |
Published | July 1948 |
Frequency | monthly |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 52 |
Editing | Roy Ald; William Lieberson (executive editor); Ralph Daigh (editorial director) |
Notes | W. H. Fawcett, Jr. (president); Roger Fawcett (vice-president); Allen E. Norman (secretary); Gordon Fawcett (treasurer); Eliot D. Odell (advertising director); Roscoe K. Fawcett (circulation director); Al Allard (art director). Subscriptions 1.20 USD for 12 issues in the United States and Canada. 1.70 USD subscription rate for international subscriptions. Fawcett listed as member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation. Indexed updated from digital copy missing the Phantom Eagle story, so its exact sequence is uncertain. |
Characters | Ozzie; Dip; Tom Mix (inset); Phantom Eagle (inset); Mr. Scarlet (inset); Pinky (inset) |
Genre | teen; humor |
Pencils | Warren Kremer |
Inks | Warren Kremer |
Genre | fact |
Script | ? (ad copy) |
Notes | Ad for Gillette Bicycle Tires. Inside front cover. |
Characters | Ozzie (inset); Mr. Scarlet (inset); Pinky (inset); Phantom Eagle (inset); Tom Mix (inset) |
Characters | Ozzie Turner; Dip; Babs Turner; Slick; unnamed female and male of Ozzie's friends; Mr. Forester; Mr. Tingling; Lulu (an elephant); unnamed magician; unnamed circus ringleader; unnamed Gorilla; unnamed troupe of human pyramid performers |
Synopsis | Ozzie shows off his skills riding a bicycle on a high wire. His efforts lead Ozzie to join a circus. |
Genre | teen; humor |
Characters | R.C.; Quickie; unnamed Royal Crown vendor; Gorilla; unnamed carnival employees; unnamed carnival patrons; John Wayne |
Synopsis | Quickie lures an escaped gorilla back to his cage. |
Genre | adventure |
Characters | Muscle Hedd; unnamed clothing store salesman |
Synopsis | Muscle wants his money back over two pairs of pants. |
Genre | humor |
Characters | Bobo; Miss Simpkins; unnamed classmates of Bobo |
Synopsis | Bobo's arithmetic arouses Miss Simpkins suspicions. |
Genre | humor |
Characters | Captain Tootsie; Secret Legion; unnamed members of the Army Air Corps |
Synopsis | Captain Tootsie and members of the Army Air Corps stop a tornado. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | C. C. Beck |
Pencils | C. C. Beck |
Inks | C. C. Beck |
Notes | Ad for Tootsie Fudge. |
Characters | Mr. Scarlet [Brian Butler]; Pinky [Pinky]; The Gargoyle (villain); unnamed Gargoyle victims; unnamed police officer |
Synopsis | Mr. Scarlet and Pinky try to stop a master of disguise and jewel thief, the Gargoyle. |
Genre | superhero |
Characters | Nyoka |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Nyoka action scenes that can be cut out and used as trading cards. |
Characters | Sam Spade; Sam's unnamed 'sweetheart' [Effie Perrine]; Orlo the Great (death); Leo (lion); unnamed lion; unnamed circus ring leader; Mrs. Orlo; unnamed lion trainer |
Synopsis | Sam discovers who put catnip in the Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic causing Orlo to be killed by his own lions. |
Genre | adventure |
Notes | Ad for Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic. |
Characters | Bobo; Bobo's mom; unnamed female guest |
Synopsis | Bobo surprises his mother with an interest in a book. |
Genre | humor |
Characters | Muscle Hedd; unnamed male |
Synopsis | Muscle confuses fishing with swimming. |
Genre | humor |
Script | ? (ad copy) |
Pencils | Brehdiel ? (signed) |
Inks | Brehdiel ? (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Ad for Ball-Band Arch-Gards. The signed first name of the artist is unreadable. |
Characters | Penny Graves; Ben Morgan (Chief of Police); Baron Marzac (villain) |
Synopsis | Penny tries to stop Baron Marzac from stealing the crown jewels of Bulgaria. |
Script | Dick Kraus |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Richard Richard; Flub Dub (talking dog); Ah Choo; The Demon Bandit; unnamed used car salesman; unnamed police officers |
Synopsis | Richard Richard's bad driving helps capture the Demon Bandit. |
Genre | detective; humor |
Script | Dick McCay |
Pencils | Dick McCay |
Inks | Dick McCay |
Characters | Phantom Eagle [Mickey Malone] |
Genre | adventure; aviation |
Script | Marc Swayze |
Pencils | Marc Swayze |
Inks | Marc Swayze |
Characters | Tom Mix; Blondy Barron (villain); Sam (death); Shivering Henry; Mike Shaw (sheriff); Tom D'Arcy (villain); Ed D'Arcy (villain); Doc; unnamed boy; numerous unnamed cowboys |
Synopsis | Tom Mix finds himself having to take on Blondy Barron, the fastest and surest gunman in that part of the country, as well as the D'Arcy Brothers to in an effort to bring them all to justice for the killing of Sam and the shooting of Sheriff Shaw. |
Genre | western |
Characters | Roy Rogers |
Script | ? (ad copy) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Ad for Roy Rogers Shirts. |
Characters | Jim Wise; unnamed boy scouts; two unnamed criminals; unnamed police officers |
Synopsis | Jim Wise and scouts stumble across a criminal hiding cabin in the woods. The criminals are no match for the speed of Jim and the scouts wearing "P-F" Canvas Shoes. |
Genre | adventure |
Notes | Ad for "P-F Canvas Shoes made by B.F. Goodrich and Hood Rubber Company. |
Script | ? (ad copy) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside back cover. Ad for Mechanix Illustrated MI model planes. |
Script | ? (ad copy) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Back cover. Ad for Butterfinger candy bar by Curtiss Candy. |